Powerball player in Illinois wins $1 billion lottery jackpot
ABC7 Los Angeles • • business
Key Points:
- A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing, winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot.
- The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and red Powerball 9, with a 2x Power Play multiplier.
- This jackpot is the largest Powerball prize so far in 2024 and the eighth-largest in the game's history.
- The winner can choose between an annuitized prize paid over 29 years or a lump sum cash payment of $450.5 million, both before taxes.
- Wednesday's drawing marked the 44th consecutive draw without a jackpot winner since May 2, following last year's two billion-dollar Powerball jackpots.
